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“Amazing . . . a gem of a book that uses only the strength of the human voice to tell an American story -- sometimes dark, always fascinating ”
-- USA Today

“The accounts are wonderfully revealing, with gritty and almost shockingly honest detail. For all their variety, they weave a cohesive, passion-filled story of what people bring to their work. It's an addictive read.”
-- Harvard Business Review's Best Business Books of 2000

“Keen, disturbing, and deeply felt . . . the stories in Gig deliver a more rousing political wallop than those in Working . . . remarkable and strangely moving.”
-- Susan Faludi, The Village Voice

“I love this book! It's surprising and entertaining and makes the world seem like a bigger and more interesting place. Gig manages to document everyday life and give pure narrative pleasure at the same time. One feels proud to live in the same country as the people in this book.”
-- Ira Glass, host of This American Life

“A fascinating compilation of what the American workforce has to say about itself.”
-- George Plimpton

“Eye-opening . . . more revealing than any theories a sociologist could concoct.”
-- The Industry Standard

“Entertaining, sobering, validating . . . Ordinary people discuss their jobs with extraordinary candor.”
-- US Weekly

“In the age of advanced spin, this book accomplishes a very rare thing. It actually lets workers speak for themselves. . . . The result makes for a fascinating read.”
-- Andrew Ross, director, American Studies Program at New York University

“Emotional and eye-opening, each compelling description offers insight about the job itself and, more important, an intimate view of a single human life.”
-- Austin Chronicle

“An engaging, humorous, revealing, and refreshingly human look at the bizarre, life-threatening, and delightfully humdrum exploits of everyone from sports heroes to sex workers.”
-- Douglas Rushkoff, author of Coercion, Ecstasy Club, and Media Virus
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After marrying Will Deal and moving to Nebraska, Abbie endures the difficulties of frontier life and raises her children to pursue the ambitions that were once her own..
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This cookbook contains more than 120 recipes and wine pairings from one of Napa Valley's venerable wine families It features recipes created by renowned chefs such as Narsai David and Alan Wong during the Cakebreads' annual culinary programme, the American Harvest Workshop. Also included are full-colour food shots, archival photographs of the winery's early days, and location photography spotlighting the picturesque Napa Valley..
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Geologist Michael Streeter includes everything you need to know to have a rockhounding adventure: clear, concise directions to each site, a list of rocks and minerals to be found there, recommended tools, color photographs of mineral specimens, and a glossary of geological terms. Guidelines for safe and responsible collecting, along with information on the region's colorful mining history, make this a very useful and educational guide..
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In The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell -- widely hailed for her inimitable narratives on public radio's This American Life -- ponders a number of curious questions: Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people always inappropriately compare themselves to Rosa Parks? Why is a bad life in sunny California so much worse than a bad life anywhere else? What is it about the Zen of foul shots? And, in the title piece, why must doubt and internal arguments haunt the sleepless nights of the true patriot?

Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, themes, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration.

The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary..
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"A western story set in a small town in Nebraska on 'the rim of the prairie ' The characters include a tantalizing heroine made more attractive by a hint of mystery, a steadfast hero, and two delightful pioneers."-Cleveland Open Shelf.
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"From Instant Messaging to dating, from tailgating to studying, this book leaves no collegiate stone unturned Beginning with a guide to finishing high school, and ending with a guide to life beyond college, ""The CollegeHumor Guide to College"" is the perfect gift for any high school student with enough drive to make it past 12th grade, and an incredibly funny read for anybody else. Written by the finest writers of the popular CollegeHumor.com website, this book is filled with stories, blurbs, quotes, charts, graphs and illustrations not found on the site. Every author is a recent college graduate from a different university, ensuring that the topics covered in the book are relevant, timely, useful, and accessible for years to come. The book is divided into quick and easy-to-read sections and is sure to be a winner with bathroom readers everywhere. The only college guide to devote the same amount of pages to ""balancing your budget"" and ""building a bong out of anything,"" you're sure to learn something when reading The CollegeHumor Guide to College." .
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Howard Dean's campaign for president changed the way in which campaigns are run today. With an unlikely collection of highly talented and motivated staffers drawn from a variety of backgrounds, the Dean campaign transformed the way in which money was raised and supporters galvanized by using the Internet. Surprisingly, many of the campaign staff members were neither computer whizzes nor practiced political operatives, even though that is how some of them are identified today. This book allows key individuals in the campaign the chance to tell their stories with an eye to documenting the Internet campaign revolution and providing lessons to future campaigns. Howard Dean's inspirational statement of what it took for his campaign to get as far as it did mousepads, shoe leather, and hope holds great wisdom for anyone campaigning today, especially the 2008 presidential candidates. Includes an interview with Howard Dean and additional contributions by Jerome Armstrong, Larry Biddle, Manuel Castells, Bobby Clark, Zack Exley, Matthew Gross, Aldon Hynes, Joshua Koenig, Nicco Mele, Amanda Michel, Kelly Nuxoll, Pam Paul, Araba Sey, Michael Silberman..
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Basic Mathematical Skills with Geometry, 7/e by Baratto/Bergman is part of the latest offerings in the successful Streeter-Hutchison Series in Mathematics. The seventh edition continues the hallmark approach of encouraging the learning of mathematics by focusing its coverage on mastering math through practice. This worktext seeks to provide carefully detailed explanations and accessible pedagogy to introduce basic mathematical skills and put the content in context. The authors use a three-pronged approach (I. Communication, II. Pattern Recognition, and III. Problem Solving) to present the material and stimulate critical thinking skills. Items such as Math Anxiety boxes, Check Yourself exercises, and Activities represent this approach and the underlying philosophy of mastering math through practice. The exercise sets have been expanded, organized, and clearly labeled. Vocational and professional-technical exercises have been added throughout. Repeated exposure to this consistent structure should help advance the student�s skills in relating to mathematics. The book is designed for a one-semester basic math course and is appropriate for lecture, learning center, laboratory, or self-paced courses. It is accompanied by numerous useful supplements, including McGraw-Hill�s online homework management system, MathZone...
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